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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Silvia Griselda, PhD student, University of Melbourne Last month, the Australian Academy of Science published a report showing the COVID-19 pandemic would disproportionately affect women in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) disciplines. The report noted before COVID-19, around 7,500 women were employed in STEM research ... <a title="Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/girls-score-the-same-in-maths-and-science-as-boys-but-higher-in-arts-this-may-be-why-they-are-less-likely-to-pick-stem-careers-131563/" aria-label="Read more about Girls score the same in maths and science as boys, but higher in arts – this may be why they are less likely to pick STEM careers">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Flynn, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Monash University Earlier this month, horrific reports emerged of a baby girl dying in Katherine, while her mother was in police custody. Without commenting on this specific case, it raises important issues that should be of concern to all ... <a title="At least 100,000 children have a parent who is arrested each year. There are no proper systems to protect them." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/at-least-100-000-children-have-a-parent-who-is-arrested-each-year-there-are-no-proper-systems-to-protect-them-140872/" aria-label="Read more about At least 100,000 children have a parent who is arrested each year. There are no proper systems to protect them.">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Irga, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer in Air and Noise Pollution, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Australians are accustomed to having fresh air, and our clean atmosphere is a source of pride for many. Last summer’s bushfires, however, brought air ... <a title="‘Like having a truck idling in your living room’: the toxic cost of wood-fired heaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/like-having-a-truck-idling-in-your-living-room-the-toxic-cost-of-wood-fired-heaters-140737/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Like having a truck idling in your living room’: the toxic cost of wood-fired heaters">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The anger and frustration at New Zealand’s border quarantine failure have been palpable. Two women, recently arrived in New Zealand, were granted compassionate leave from quarantine to be with grieving family after a parent’s death. But they were not ... <a title="The law is clear – border testing is enforceable. So why did New Zealand’s quarantine system break down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-law-is-clear-border-testing-is-enforceable-so-why-did-new-zealands-quarantine-system-break-down-141036/" aria-label="Read more about The law is clear – border testing is enforceable. So why did New Zealand’s quarantine system break down?">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Dobson, Professor and Dean of Education, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The recent release of global university rankings and the way these are reported raises important questions about the role and reputation of our tertiary institutions. Are universities measured and ranked according to ... <a title="Beyond the black hole of global university rankings: rediscovering the true value of knowledge and ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/beyond-the-black-hole-of-global-university-rankings-rediscovering-the-true-value-of-knowledge-and-ideas-140236/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the black hole of global university rankings: rediscovering the true value of knowledge and ideas">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Johnston, Senior Fellow, University of Melbourne Interest in Aboriginal fire knowledge has been high since last summer’s terrible bushfires. One initiative shows the huge potential benefits of this ancient practice – not just in Australia, but globally. The International Savanna Fire Management Initiative (ISFMI) is taking ... <a title="Fighting fire with fire: how Botswana is adopting the ancient burning of Indigenous Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/fighting-fire-with-fire-how-botswana-is-adopting-the-ancient-burning-of-indigenous-australians-135363/" aria-label="Read more about Fighting fire with fire: how Botswana is adopting the ancient burning of Indigenous Australians">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James C. Murphy, PhD, Lecturer and Tutor, Politics and History, Swinburne University of Technology The Conversation is running a series of explainers on key figures in Australian political history, examining how they changed the country and political debate. You can read the rest of the series here. ... <a title="‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-time-has-come-to-say-something-of-the-forgotten-class-how-menzies-transformed-australian-political-debate-131383/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The time has come to say something of the forgotten class’: how Menzies transformed Australian political debate">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sherene Idriss, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University Do you make the 7/11 worker Indian? Or is that offensive? If you make them white …well … you’re lying really. But also, you’re taking a job away from an Indian actor if you don’t. This exchange, the first comment ... <a title="The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than words" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/the-sorry-part-is-easy-why-true-racial-diversity-in-the-arts-will-take-more-than-words-140933/" aria-label="Read more about The sorry part is easy – why true racial diversity in the arts will take more than words">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leisa Armstrong, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Edith Cowan University In recent months, food security concerns have emerged for nations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as swarms of desert locusts wreak havoc on crops. While the same level of damage isn’t currently being felt in ... <a title="Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/huge-locust-swarms-are-threatening-food-security-but-drones-could-help-stop-them-140625/" aria-label="Read more about Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigid Clancy, PhD Candidate (Psychiatry) & Research Assistant, University of Newcastle If you’re feeling excited about being out of lockdown, you’re not alone. Social media is buzzing with plans of big nights out to celebrate the relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in Australia and New Zealand. But before ... <a title="Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here’s what you should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/getting-back-on-the-beers-after-lockdown-heres-what-you-should-know-140454/" aria-label="Read more about Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here’s what you should know">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Mudd, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University Of all the elements on Earth, none is more strictly controlled under law than uranium. A plethora of international agreements govern its sale and use in energy, research and nuclear weapons. Australian environmental law considers nuclear actions, such ... <a title="Expensive, dirty and dangerous: why we must fight miners’ push to fast-track uranium mines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/expensive-dirty-and-dangerous-why-we-must-fight-miners-push-to-fast-track-uranium-mines-139966/" aria-label="Read more about Expensive, dirty and dangerous: why we must fight miners’ push to fast-track uranium mines">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Verity Firth, Executive Director Social Justice, University of Technology Sydney, University of Technology Sydney This essay is based on an episode of the University of Technology Sydney podcast series “The New Social Contract”. This series examines how the relationship between universities, the state and the public might ... <a title="After coronavirus, universities must collaborate with communities to support social transition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/after-coronavirus-universities-must-collaborate-with-communities-to-support-social-transition-140541/" aria-label="Read more about After coronavirus, universities must collaborate with communities to support social transition">Read more</a>
